Starting a blog is so simple. Blogger is the recommended blog site if you have no experience or confidence in starting up a blog. Blogger is very user friendly. You will be amazed at how easy it is to create and maintain a blog. Some other blog sites include:
- Wordpress.com
- Typepad.com
- Squarespace.com
This post will coach you in Blogger, as it is the simplest to create. The following things, if thought about beforehand, will make the blog-creation process move a little faster.
DISPLAY NAME - This is the name that will appear at the end of each of your blog posts. If you are creating a personal blog then you can use your name. If it's family blog you are wanting to create, then you might want to pick something that describes your whole family.
NAME OF YOUR BLOG - This is a fairly important part of the blog-creation process. This will be the title of your blog and what people will see when they come to your page. In choosing a name for your blog you can make it very simple, or you can have a lot of fun with it and think of a creative and catchy phrase (see examples of our MOPS mom's blogs to the left).
LAYOUT/DESIGN OF BLOG - BEFORE you do any posts or rearranging/adding of items to your blog you will need to decide on the layout or design of your blog. Blogger will give you many options to choose from. If none of those seem to "grab you" then check out the sites below for other options
DISPLAY NAME - This is the name that will appear at the end of each of your blog posts. If you are creating a personal blog then you can use your name. If it's family blog you are wanting to create, then you might want to pick something that describes your whole family.
NAME OF YOUR BLOG - This is a fairly important part of the blog-creation process. This will be the title of your blog and what people will see when they come to your page. In choosing a name for your blog you can make it very simple, or you can have a lot of fun with it and think of a creative and catchy phrase (see examples of our MOPS mom's blogs to the left).
LAYOUT/DESIGN OF BLOG - BEFORE you do any posts or rearranging/adding of items to your blog you will need to decide on the layout or design of your blog. Blogger will give you many options to choose from. If none of those seem to "grab you" then check out the sites below for other options
- Aqua Poppy Designs 2
- Cutest Blog on the Block
- Gisele Jaquenod
- PYZAM
- Simply Fabulous Blogger Templates by Lena Toews (Our MOPS blog design was created by her!)
If you see something you like but are not sure how to get the design on your blog (each site has a different process to follow, check sites for details) contact April at patrick.april@hotmail.com. She would be glad to help you out. Make sure when you write her to include
- the web address (copy it from the white address bar at the top of the Internet page) or link of the page containing the design you like
- the name of the design you want on your blog
- any other questions regarding the design or placement of the design on your blog
Once you have done all this you can start writing posts! The next post on this blog will address how to dress up your new blog with "gadgets" (things like a music player, a list of blogs you like to read, links to websites you like, a counter for your page to show you and visitors how many people have seen your blog and so much more).
BE SURE TO EMAIL APRIL THE WEB ADDRESS FOR YOUR BLOG ONCE YOU HAVE CREATED ONE - WE CAN ADD YOU TO OUR MOPS BLOGGERS LIST!
BE SURE TO EMAIL APRIL THE WEB ADDRESS FOR YOUR BLOG ONCE YOU HAVE CREATED ONE - WE CAN ADD YOU TO OUR MOPS BLOGGERS LIST!
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When i started blogging, I used blogspot for my blog. In just 1 month, my blog started to show on search results based on my keyword. but problem started when people/other bloggers told me that sometimes the blog wont load and they get an error. I am planning to move it to a paid hosting since its already gaining traffic and has become popular.
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